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Carl’s Jr. Corporate Office

Founded in 1941 in downtown Los Angeles, California, by Carl Karcher and his wife Margaret, Carl’s Jr. is now one of the largest franchised fast food restaurant chains in the U.S. Karcher and his wife borrowed $300 against their car to buy a hot dog cart. Within one year, the couple owned 4 hot dog carts and the following year they moved to Anaheim, California, to open their first drive-through restaurant, Carl’s Drive-In Barbeque. Although the company is known for hamburgers today, those were not actually added to the menu until 1945.

In January 2019, the company announced that it was going to introduce a plant-based burger called Beyond Famous Star.

Carl’s Jr. announced that it was testing a burger for one day only which features a CBD based sauce. If it proves to be popular, it might make the regular menu.

Carl’s Jr. is one of only 6 restaurants that actually grill the meat for their burgers. https://www.eatthis.com/burger-fast-food-chains-grill-burgers/

Today, Carl’s Jr. has 3,664 franchises in 44 states in the U.S. and internationally. The company has 200 restaurants in Mexico, alone. Carl’s Jr. is known for good quality burgers, better than most other fast food locations, as well as partial table service. Carl’s Jr. is a subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Carl's Jr.

In January 2019, the company announced that it was going to introduce a plant-based burger called Beyond Famous Star.

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Carl’s Jr. announced that it was testing a burger for one day only which features a CBD based sauce. If it proves to be popular, it might make the regular menu.

Carl’s Jr. is one of only 6 restaurants that actually grill the meat for their burgers. https://www.eatthis.com/burger-fast-food-chains-grill-burgers/

Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporate Office

Kentucky Fried Chicken was founded in 1952 but had its roots back in the days of the Great Depression. Harland Sanders began selling fried chicken from a small roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, in 1930. He believed that his popular recipe for fried chicken could be a successful franchise operation. The first franchise was in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1952.

Today, Kentucky Fried Chicken, often referred to as KFC or even Colonel Sanders, is the second most popular restaurant chain in America, right behind McDonald’s. The company has almost 19,000 locations in 118 countries and was one of the first American chains to expand internationally. Although the company had a few problems in the early 1970s due to changes in corporate ownership, the company is now a subsidiary of Yum Brands, which also owns Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.

KFC received some unexpected “free” advertising when Representative Steve Cohen ate a bucket of chicken after Attorney General William Barr declined to show up for a hearing to the Judiciary Committee.

The company had $23 billion in sales in 2013 and continues to expand its locations both internationally and in the U.S.

Kentucky Fried Chicken

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The company had $23 billion in sales in 2013 and continues to expand its locations both internationally and in the U.S.

Ogle School Corporate Office

Ogle School is a cosmetology school founded in 1973 by Shelton Ogle in Arlington, Texas. Ogle’s grandfather was a well-known barber in Dallas, Texas. Ogle originally had planned to become an architect, but after he discovered that there was a shortage of well-trained cosmetologists, he changed his career path. He opened his first salon when he was 21 and his first school two years later.

Ogle School is today one of the most successful beauty schools in Texas. Ogle, himself, has a weekly beauty show on PBS television. The company has 8 locations across Texas. Ogle School is accredited and has been an approved member of The Better Business Bureau since 2013. The school boasts an 85% placement rate after graduation.

The company was purchased in January of 2015 by NCK Capital, a Dallas, Texas, based private equity firm which specializes in family business buyouts.

Ogle School

The company was purchased in January of 2015 by NCK Capital, a Dallas, Texas, based private equity firm which specializes in family business buyouts.

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Visual Bi Corporate Office

Visual Bi was founded in 2010 by current CEO Gopal Krishnamurthy. The company provides business intelligence and analytics, as well as consulting services for businesses of all sizes. Visual Bi helps their clients with EDW architecture consulting, governance strategies, information security, tool evaluation and proper tool selection, systemwide implementation and integration of needed systems, as well as master data management and performance optimization.

Visual Bi is listed as #151 on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. The company had a three year growth rate of 2,610% and annual revenue in 2014 of $9 million. Visual Bi has 126 employees, with 117 of these jobs being added in the past 3 years.

The company is also listed as #10 on the Inc. list of Top Business Products and Services Companies, #10 on their list of Top Dallas Companies, and Visual Bi takes the #15 spot on the Inc. list of Top Texas Companies.

Visual Bi

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Armstrong Zoom Corporate Office

Armstrong Zoom is part of The Armstrong Group of Companies, which provides internet, broadband, and communication services to both business and residential companies. The company was founded in 1946 by Jay Sedwick. Originally named Armstrong County Line Construction, the company has diversified over the years, providing security systems, office space, property management, and electronic manufacturing services in addition to their telecommunications and internet service.

The company is perhaps best known in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, New York, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Ohio for their high speed internet service. Armstrong Zoom also offers cable television and land line phone service to their customers, as well as personal video recorders, pay-per-view services, video on demand, and high definition digital programming.

Armstrong Zoom is still a family owned company that employs more than 2,300 persons.

Armstrong Zoom

Armstrong Zoom is still a family owned company that employs more than 2,300 persons.